Dust cloth broom holder



March 16, 1937. H. A. BRITT 2,074,209

DUST CLOTH BROOM HOLDER v Filed March 30, 1936 ,zyz. 3 17W 2. 3

- W .lllMHM NNNNNN OR M TTTTTT EY Patented Mar. 16, 1937 ATENT OFFICE UNITED STATES 1 Claim.

This invention relates to holders for brooms,

and has for the primary object the provision of a simple and economical self-adjusting device of this character which may be readily applied to a broom for removably securing thereto a dust cloth and in a position for dusting and also for aiding in retaining the straws of the broom in proper shape and also may be employed for suspending the broom on a support;

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of con struction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a broom equipped with a holder constructed in accordance with my invention and showing a dust cloth secured in place on the.

broom by said holder.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation, partly in section, illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary edge elevation showing the broom suspended from a support by the holder.

Figure 4 is a plan view illustrating the holder. Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating one of the side elements of the holder.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates a conventional type of broom, the brush portion 2 thereof being composed of the usual straws 2 secured to the handle 3, as shown at 4, and bound together, as at 5.

A self-adjusting holder 6, forming the subject matter of the present invention, is adapted to the brush portion 2 where the latter is secured together and indicated by the character 5 for the purpose of securing in place the dust cloth l so 5 that the broom may be used for dusting purposes. The holder will permit the dust cloth to be easily applied and removed from the broom when desired.

The holder consists of a pair of coil springs 8 10 connected at their ends to side elements 9. Each side element consists of a bar ill having its ends bent to form eyes ll slidably receiving attaching elements I2 each having a head l3 at one end and an eye M at the other end. The eyes M 15 have the ends of the springs hooked therein, while the heads l3 abut the eyes ll when the holder is adapted to the broom. The bars H3 are bent and twisted to form substantially rigid loops l5 either of which may be positioned over a hook or nail NS for supporting the broom in a suspended position. The holder when applied to the brush portion 2 of the broom will aid in maintaining the straws thereof in proper shape.

Having described the invention, I claim: 25

A holder comprising a pair of coil springs, side members connecting the coil springs and each including a bar bent and twisted to form an eye employed to engage with a support and having its ends bent to form eyes, elements received by O the last-named eyes and bent to form eyes to receive the ends of the springs and having their other ends enlarged to form heads to abut the second-named eyes.

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